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If you want to see an Oscar-nominated documentary, you can look to television. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 22 on ABC. At 9 p.m. Feb. 23, HBO will present "CitizenFour," the favorite to win the prize. Laura Poitras directed the film, which documents how she and journalist Glenn Greenwald told the story of Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents about the National Security Agency's mass surveillance of Americans. "Last Days in Vietnam," a documentary nominee directed by Rory Kennedy, will air at 9 p.m. April 28 on PBS' "American Experience." It is the ninth Oscar nomination for the series. Kennedy's film examines the final days...

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If you want to see an Oscar-nominated documentary, you can look to television.
The Oscars will be presented Feb. 22 on ABC.
At 9 p.m. Feb. 23, HBO will present "CitizenFour," the favorite to win the prize. Laura Poitras directed the film,...

The Academy Awards are over, but the buzz has just begun.
Most people watched on their TVs, but everyone knows the real fun is online, especially on the social media sites.
The obvious first mention is the selfie seen around the world. Super stars...

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